Upcoming Cognos Downtime and Upgrade

Upcoming Cognos Downtime and Upgrade

Cognos will be unavailable starting Friday, August 15 at 5 p.m. through Saturday, August 16 as we upgrade from Cognos 11 to Cognos 12.

What to Expect After the Upgrade?

Saved Reports Must be Transferred or Recreated

Reports saved in Cognos 11 will not automatically transfer to Cognos 12; however, the reports team can transfer your saved reports to Cognos 12 for you.

Follow these steps to request a transfer:

  1. Log into Cognos 12. (This must be done before completing step 2.)
  2. Submit a Help Desk ticket requesting the transfer of your reports from Cognos 11 to Cognos 12.

UC Path Users: Email your request to ucpath@ucdavis.edu
Aggie Enterprise Cognos Users: Use the Aggie Enterprise Help Form

Note: Saved scheduled reports will be unavailable until they have been transferred.

You may also choose to recreate scheduled reports if you prefer. The following documentation is available to assist you:

Updated Report Interface in Cognos 12

The interface has changed slightly in Cognos 12. See below for a comparison of the current and future interfaces.

Cognos 11 (Current) Interface

Screenshot of current Cognos Interface. A blue arrow points to a play button, and a text box reads "This currently allows for selecting output, reset of prompts and re-running report.

Cognos 12 (Future) Interface

Screenshot of new Cognos interface. A blue arrow points to a play button with a textbox that reads "This only allows resetting of reports and re-running report." Another blue arrow points to a new dropdown tab with output options. The corresponding textbox reads "Select here to choose your output."

Questions?

Aggie Enterprise Cognos Users: Submit a Help Desk ticket.
UC Path Cognos Users: Email ucpath@ucdavis.edu